Manchester United warmed up for the start of their Premier League campaign with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Everton on Saturday. Mason Greenwood opened the scoring, with Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot then finding the net. So Express Sport will now take a look at the four players who stood out.
Greenwood ended last season in fine form, scoring six goals from his final eight appearances across all competitions.
And he looks like he may enter this campaign with the confidence flowing again.
Greenwood opened the scoring with a neat finish from a tight angle, capitalising on a mix-up involving Jordan Pickford.
And he very nearly added a second, with some good defending from the Toffees preventing him from adding to his tally.
Everyone thought Greenwood would struggle following the arrival of Jadon Sancho but, playing on the right wing, he looks a galvanised presence in the team.
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United fans haven’t seen much of Fernandes in the flesh.
Signed from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window of 2020, the Portugal international has been utterly mesmeric in the time since.
And now he’s playing in front of supporters at Old Trafford, with coronavirus restrictions lifted for the time being, he looks utterly at home.
Fans cheered every Fernandes touch and the 26-year-old didn’t disappoint, with his outstanding free kick a highlight.
They’ll now be hopeful he can propel them to Premier League title glory, a prize they’ve had to live without since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.
United really missed Maguire during the final few weeks of last season, with the England international missing the Europa League defeat to Villarreal through injury.
But with Maguire in the side, United look a lot more solid.
And they also look more threatening at set-pieces, with the former Leicester star scoring a terrific thunderbolt header.
The prospect of Maguire and Raphael Varane being defensive partners, certainly, will excite both Solskjaer and the fans.
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